(Dân trí) – During a training flight, the Yak-130 aircraft encountered an issue, prompting the two pilots to steer the plane away from residential areas and eject with parachutes.
On November 6, speaking with a Dân trí reporter, Bình Định provincial leaders confirmed that the Yak-130 training aircraft experienced a malfunction and crashed in the province. The crash site and the whereabouts of the pilots who ejected have not yet been determined.
The crashed aircraft belonged to the 940th Air Regiment, Air Force Officer School, stationed in Bình Định.
“We have mobilized police forces, military, forest rangers, self-defense militia, and local residents to carry out the search,” said Bình Định provincial leaders.
According to initial information from Bình Định authorities, the plane crash occurred at 11 a.m. on November 6 in Tây Sơn district.
A Yak-130 preparing for a training flight in Bắc Giang at the end of 2023 (Illustrative photo: Tiến Tuấn).
The report from the Bình Định Provincial Military Command indicates that the crashed aircraft is a Yak-130, tail number 2101.
The flight crew included Colonel Nguyễn Văn Sơn – Regiment Commander of the 940th Air Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Hồng Quân – Chief of Flight Operations of the 940th Air Regiment.
According to initial developments, at around 10 a.m. on the same day, the pilots ejected from the aircraft over Tây Xuân commune, Tây Sơn district. The pilots and the crash site have not yet been located.
The Bình Định Provincial Military Command is reporting the incident to the provincial Party Committee and the People’s Committee for direction and is informing local agencies and units to coordinate search and rescue operations.
The Bình Định Provincial Military Command has established a temporary command post, deploying a standby force of 82 officers and 60 militia members to coordinate with relevant units in search and rescue efforts.
The Yak-130 is a training and ground attack aircraft designed and manufactured by OKB Yakovlev of Russia in collaboration with Italy’s Aermacchi. It is one of the most advanced light training and combat aircraft today.
Source: Doan Cong – Dan Tri news.
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